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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicTelecom companies

Topic: Telecom companies

Do debt-hit private telecom firms need helping hand? Panel of civil servants to decide

India’s telecom sector has shrunk from a dozen operators to just three private firms, after Reliance Jio debuted in 2016 with free calls & cheap data.

Supreme Court allows Centre to recover Rs 92,000 crore from Airtel, Vodafone, other telecoms

The central govt is owed around Rs 21,600 crore in licence fee from Airtel, around Rs 19,800 crore from Vodafone while Reliance Communications owes Rs 16,400 crore.

Here’s what Modi govt must do when 5G arrives: give spectrum free to Jio, Airtel & others

Left to itself, telecom industry will take years to come up with the capital needed to exploit 5G opportunity. So, Modi government must step in.

India’s 5G shift & Digital Village plan have hit a hurdle: Telecom sector’s Rs 7.7 trillion debt

New Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government plans to hold 5G spectrum auction in 2019, but industry players aren't ready.

Success, not failure, could be the reason why investment demand is still sluggish

Better highways mean trucks can carry bigger loads, so demand for trucks is falling. Such improved productivity must be taken into GDP consideration, but is it?

Idea-Vodafone merger to create country’s largest telecom operator

The merged entity, Vodafone Idea Ltd is all set to overtake Bharti Airtel with a subscriber base of over 40.8 crore.

How India’s politicians, bureaucrats and judges treat telecom sector as their piggy bank

Govt's attempt to profit from a possible merger between Vodafone & Idea is a conspicuous example.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.